Bibliograph

Hidden figures, the true story of four Black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman

Type

Label

Hidden figures, the true story of four Black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman

Language

eng

resource.accompanyingMatter

libretto or text

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Intended audience

004-008980L, Lexile

Literary text for sound recordings

biography

Main title

Hidden figures

Music parts

not applicable

Oclc number

1120724249

Responsibility statement

by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman

Series statement

Weston Woods read-along CD

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, LG, 5.8, 0.5.Accelerated Reader, LG, 5.8, 0.5, 0.5, 193339

Sub title

the true story of four Black women and the space race

Summary

Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes. Includes biographies on Dorothy Jackson Vaughan (1910-2008), Mary Winston Jackson (1921-2005), Katherine Colman Goble Johnson (1918- ), Dr. Christine Mann Darden (1942- )

Table Of Contents

track 1. Story with page-turn signals (14:20) -- track 2. Story without page-turn signals (14:06) -- track 3. Timeline (3:00) -- track 4. Meet the computers: Dorothy Vaughan -- track 5. Meet the computers: Mary Jackson (1:42) -- track 6. Meet the computers: Katherine Johnson (1:37) -- track 7. Meet the computers: Christine Darden (1:23) -- track 8. Glossary (1:43) -- track 9. Author's note (1:24)

Target audience

juvenile

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable

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True story of four Black women and the space race

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